INVESTIGATING. ACTION 7 NEWS CAPTURES A HEATED EXCHANGE BETWEEN HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE MEMBERS, AND NEW MEXICO V-A STAFF TODAY. SOME VETERAN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE MEMBERS VISITED NEW MEXICO, AND GRILLED THE V-A ON WAIT TIMES AT THE ALBUQUERQUE HOSPITAL. KOAT ACTION 7 NEWS REPORTER KIRSTEN SWANSON HAS DETAILS, YOU'LL ONLY SEE ON 7. VETERANS PACKED INTO THE ROSWELL CONVENTION CENTER WANTED ANSWERS FROM VETERAN AFFAIRS. SO, DID MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, IN SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO FOR A FIELD HEARING. DURING TESTIMONY, CHAIRMAN JEFF MILLER FROM FLORIDA ASKED WHAT WAS THE AVERAGE WAIT TIME FOR A VETERAN IN NEW MEXICO TO SEE A DOCTOR. THIS IS JAMES ROBINS. HE'S THE ACTING DIRECTOR AT THE ALBUQUEQUE V-A HOSPITAL. nats of shuffling ROBINS SHUFFLES THROUGH PAPERS, THEN ANSWERS. the average primary care wait is 47 days VETERANS IN THE CROWD SHAKE THEIR HEADS AT THE NUMBER. BUT THEN ONE OF ROBINS COLLEAGUES CORRECTS HIM. SHE SAYS THE V-A IS NOW REPORTING WAIT TIMES BASED OFF OF TWO DIFFERENT SETS OF INFORMATION. AT THAT POINT, REPRESENTATIVE MILLER HAD ENOUGH. You guys, quit! You keep changing the rules. All we want to know is how long does it take a veteran to see a doctor! Period! AFTER MORE PUSHING WITHOUT know is how long does it take a veteran to see a doctor! Period! AFTER MORE PUSHING WITHOUT RECEIVING A SOLD ANSWER, REPRESENTATIVE MILLER ASKED VETERANS IN THE AUDIENCE anybody in here get a primary care appointment within 40 days? There ain't a hand up THE ALBUQUERQUE V-A HOSPITAL IS ONE OF MANY ACROSS THE COUNTRY UNDER FIRE FOR HIDING PATIENT WAIT TIMES. CHAIRMAN MILLER, ALONG SIDE NEW MEXICO REPRESENTATIVE STEVE PIERCE SAYS CONGRESS AND THE VETERANS JUST WANT CLEAR ANSWERS. the veterans are very clear in what they tell us and VA has not been providing them the timely access to the care that they've earned AND IT'S AN ANSWER THAT THE CHAIRMAN SAYS HE STILL DOESN'T HAVE. IN ROSWELL KIRSTEN SWANSON KOAT ACTION 7 NEWS. THE CONGRESSIONAL HEARING ALSO DISCUSSED RURAL VETERAN'S LIMITED ACCESS TO CARE. SOME VETERANS IN SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO DRIVE NEARLY 200 MILES, FOR CHECK UPS. TONIGHT AT 10, WE SPEAK WITH ONE VETERAN WHO SAYS THAT NEEDS TO CHANGE. THE PUBLIC REGULATION COMMISSION